February 17th I recently read a novel by Suzanne Collins titled‚ The Hunger Games. What I recall most about this book is the magnificent emphasis put on food. Every single meal eaten by the characters was described in such great detail that you would think the author was a former culinary student. As the name persists‚ food is a significant issue in this book. It’s a luxury for people living in the districts and a commodity for the capital. People from the districts often died of starvation while
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Scout’s first day at school -- Scout‚ Miss Caroline‚ Walter Cunningham‚ Burris Ewell‚ Chuck Little Until I feared I would lose it‚ I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. To Kill a Mockingbird Scout‚ Chapter 2. Dear Diary‚ Damn I hate school! T o be honest “I never looked forward more to anything in my life” (Lee 15)‚ but everything went wrong. My teacher is Ms. Caroline Fisher. I don’t think she’s more than twenty-two. “She … wore a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked
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Debt Policy at UST 1. How well is UST doing? * UST has been doing extremely well. Revenues and earnings are growing at 9% and 11% respectively. * Named by Forbes as one of the top companies in terms of profitability. ROC‚ ROE and GPM one of the industry highest. * Paying back generous dividends of $2.2b and repurchasing $2b from 1988 to 1998. * However‚ they seem to be losing market share in the premium market to competitors and have not been able to make an impact in the
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Pride and Prejudice This book‚ a classic draws many different thoughts and opinions. While I first thought that there were too many characters and too many complications in the book‚ as the story progressed‚ I saw how all the characters‚ plots and storylines fit together perfectly. For example‚ minor characters such as Wickham‚ who one would initially think would have no place or is irrelevant to the story‚ is actually the symbol of the strength of Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship. Instead of
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Double-Entry Journal Assignment A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines “’Gentlemen of the jury‚ be merciful. For God’s sake‚ be merciful. He in innocent of all charges brought against him. ‘But let us say he was not. Let us for a moment say he was not. What justice would there be to take his this life? Justice‚ gentleman? Why‚ I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair.’” (page 8) After trying to convince the jury that Jefferson is not clever enough to commit the crime‚ the defense
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Journal Entry #1 “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb p. 311 Word count: 522 Summary Love in L.A.” is a story that is set on the streets of Los Angeles in the heat of traffic. Love should be an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment (DK). But in the short story Love in L.A.‚ the definition of love is the exact opposite. Through “Jake‚” the protagonist’s definition of “love” is expressed in different fashions‚ none results in anything positive outcome; He portrays being lazy‚ irresponsible
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respectively. Her monthly payment on an automobile loan is $375. What is Louise’s debt payments-to-income ratio? Is Louise living within her means? (LO 5.3) Louise’s Gross Income = $3‚000 Less: Income taxes = -700 Less: Social Security Tax = -250 Less: IRA contribution = -100 Net take-home pay = $1‚950 Her monthly payments on VISA‚ MasterCard‚ and a car loan add up to $500 per month. Louise’s debt payments to income ratio is 500 to 1‚950‚ or 25.6 percent. This ratio exceeds
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Restructuring Debt Part A Company A is in financial trouble. The company is reorganizing its processes and is looking to restructure its debt. Debt restructure is a mutual agreement between a financially troubled company and this company’s creditor‚ the bank. This process will reorganize the liabilities to prevent foreclosure or even asset liquidation (Business Dictionary‚ 2012). The liabilities under consideration for Company A are its capital lease obligations‚ notes outstanding liability
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BACKGROUND JetBlue envision to create high quality airline at low-fares‚ to accomplish this JetBlue is developing high technology (Paperless) to meet efficiency but also focused on service improvisation. Profile • Founder • Focus Area : David Neeleman : New York‚ Florida & California • Operations : February 11‚ 2000 • First Flight : Between New York’s JFK &Fort Lauderdale • Initial Capital : $130 million Mission Core Values Safety Caring Integrity Fun Passion
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Nowadays‚ every business needs finance. But at the same time‚ bad debt has become a stinging problem for the creditors. Many companies are faced with the high credit risk‚ so obtaining it can be one of the most difficult parts of running your business. So what is the solution for this problem? You can see‚ there are so many types of business finance‚ including: bank loans‚ credit cards‚ leasing‚ even outsides investors‚ family and friend loans… But in my opinion‚ one of the quickest forms of low
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